Cinema Memories - A People's History of Cinema-going in 1960s Britain (Paperback)

Cinema Memories brings together and analyses the memories of almost a thousand people of going to the cinema in Britain during the 1960s. It offers a fresh perspective on the social, cultural and film history of what has come to be seen as an iconic decade, with the release of films such as A Taste of Honey, The Sound of Music, Darling, Blow-Up, Alfie, The Graduate, and Bonnie and Clyde. Drawing on first-hand accounts, authors Melvyn Stokes, Matthew Jones and Emma Pett explore how cinema-goers constructed meanings from the films they watched - through a complex process of negotiation between the films concerned, their own social and cultural identities, and their awareness of changes in British society. Their analysis helps the reader see what light the cultural memory of 1960s cinema-going sheds on how the Sixties in Britain is remembered and interpreted. Positioning their study within debates about memory, 1960s cinema, and the seemingly transformative nature of this decade of British history, the authors reflect on the methodologies deployed, the use of memories as historical sources, and the various ways in which cinema and cinema-going came to mean something to their audiences.

General

Imprint:	Bfi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
Authors:	Melvyn Stokes • Matthew Jones • Emma Pett
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-83902-529-7
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-83902-529-8
Barcode:	9781839025297

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